Live blog: WMU hockey faces Michigan Tech in the Great Lakes Invitational title game

Western Michigan University's Ben Warda gets his shot blocked at the net by Michigan Tech goaltender Pheonix Copley in the first period of the GLI Championship game at Joe Lewis Arena on Sunday night.Matt Gade | MLive.com

DETROIT – Western Michigan University needed overtime and four shootout attempts to get past Michigan State University in the first semifinal game Saturday while Michigan Tech throttled Michigan in the other semifinal.

Sunday's championship matchup at Joe Louis Arena marks the first time since 1981 that neither Michigan nor Michigan State will be playing in a GLI title game. Notre Dame defeated MTU in '81.